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Don't Hang Up

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Luke Arnold, Sibylla Budd
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‘You and I are going to have a chat. If you hang up, this girl dies.’

Adam Turner works the mid-dawn shift at his local radio station. From 12am to 6am, it’s his job to fill the airtime with old songs, inane chatter, and the occasional talkback caller. It’s a long way from his prime-time slot from over a decade ago, when he was a star in the making. Now there’s no producers, no billboards, no stakes, and, crucially, not many listeners. His frequent callers are drunk college students headed home from a night out, or long-range truck drivers. He is completely alone in the studio from midnight until dawn every night.

And then one night at 12:45am, he gets a different kind of call, with higher stakes than he could ever have wanted. The caller’s rules are simple – stay on the line, live on air, until dawn, or the woman they are holding captive will die.

The night wears on and Adam is tormented by his caller, forced to answer increasingly personal questions, exposing his fall from grace for all to hear. He must try to figure out just who is calling him, what they really want, and how he can stop them. All while staying live on air, and keeping the psycho talking.

But as the conversation gets deeper, is Adam willing to broadcast his darkest secrets to the world in order to keep a stranger safe?

©2023 Benjamin Stevenson (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Exciting Scary
About the Creator - Benjamin Stevenson

About the Creator

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. His first novel, Greenlight, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, and his second novel, Either Side of Midnight, was shortlisted for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Original Paperback.
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, his bestselling third novel, has sold in 26 territories around the world and is soon to be adapted by HBO. It was named one of the best crime novels of 2022 by The Sunday Times, and shortlisted for the Dymocks Book of the Year 2022, ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2023 and BookPeople's Fiction Book of the Year 2023. His next novel, Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect, will be released in October 2023.

About the Performer

Luke Arnold is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). His international television credits include Long John Silver in Starz’s Treasure Island prequel, Black Sails, Salvation for Amazon / CBS, MacGyver and Rush Hour, also for CBS, and the Hasbro/Netflix animation series Stretch Armstrong & The Flex Fighters. His growing list of international film credits include the Western biopic thriller Deadman Standing and the romantic comedy Half Magic. In Australia, Luke was awarded the TV Week Logie for Most Outstanding Actor for his portrayal of Michael Hutchence in the critically-acclaimed mini-series, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS.
Luke is also an author, with three books in his Fetch Phillips series published around the world in multiple languages.

About the Performer

Since graduating from the prestigious Victoria College of the Arts, Sibylla Budd has enjoyed a successful career in film, television and theatre. She is best known for the role of Gabrielle in the multi award-winning drama series The Secret Life of Us. Sibylla’s other performances for television include Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Rake, Winners and Losers, All Saints, Kath and Kim, and Picnic at Hanging Rock. Sibylla has also had a flourishing film career and has performed with many major Australian theatre companies, including Company B Belvoir, Queensland Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, and Griffin Theatre Company. Sibylla also enjoys an extensive and accomplished career as a voice artist.

Unexpected Twists • Suspenseful Plot • Excellent Narration • Fast-paced Storytelling • Engaging Mystery

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very well performed, and a gripping story. Wasn't a fan of the ending, but maybe I was just rooting for the wrong character

not bad

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Really enjoyed the story! Great twists and turns and just when I thought I had it figured out another turn of events.

A real white knuckle ride.

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Excellent story and outstanding performances! Highly recommend. Non-stop action that keeps you wondering till the end.

Exciting Cliff Hanger!

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Loved the plot.
Loved the performance.
Can’t wait to listen to my next Benjamin Stevenson novel. Just hope it’s longer in duration.

Everything About This Was Thrilling

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Stevenson’s quickly becoming one of my new favourite authors! The way this story plunges you in and out of filth till the very end was EXCEPTIONAL.

one of the best available.

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